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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father wonder as he looks at his family following his return to the farm?
(a) Why dinner is not ready.
(b) Why the minister is there.
(c) Why the men are watching him.
(d) Why they are in the new barn and not at the house.

2. What is the best description of the story with regard to the author's writing work?
(a) It the story that the author hated to write.
(b) It is the story that the author loved to write.
(c) It is the author's best known work.
(d) It is the author's least known work.

3. What arrives at 11:00 in the morning in Section 4?
(a) Carpet for the new house.
(b) Wood for the new barn.
(c) The new cows.
(d) The hay cart.

4. Where does Sammy go before Father can assign more chores?
(a) To the neighbor's house.
(b) To town.
(c) To the swimming hole.
(d) To school.

5. When Sammy leaves in Section 2, where does Nanny go?
(a) To the store to buy more thread for her embroidery.
(b) To school with Sammy.
(c) To the neighbor's house with Sammy.
(d) To the store to buy more mincemeat for the pies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mother and her visitor talk?

2. Describe the harness room of the new barn as it is in Section 4.

3. What is the reason for the visit by the individual who goes to see Mother?

4. How does Mother cope with Sammy's information?

5. What does Mother command Father do once she has explained the move to him?

(see the answer key)

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